TRANSCEND A Journey from Gender to Self

In January of 2016 a dozen members of the Memphis transgender community began meeting for a weekly story circle facilitated by Elaine Blanchard The program based on the format of her award winning Prison Stories series was a time for sharing healing and enlightenment Thanks to the generosity of The California Institute for the Contemporary Arts filmmaker Shelby Fuller Elwood documented their journey All people have a story to tell and all people long to be heard respected and valued for who they are and what they have experienced in life